Economy · 2025

Average monthly gross wage: ranking of municipalities

Average monthly gross wage: Tallinn comes top with 2,451 € and Rõuge Rural Municipality comes last with 1,340 €. The median across 75 municipalities is 1,676 €. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Tallinn2,451 €2Tartu City2,229 €3Rae Rural Municipality2,191 €
#MunicipalityCountyAverage monthly gross wage
1TallinnHarju County2,451 €
2Tartu CityTartu County2,229 €
3Rae Rural MunicipalityHarju County2,191 €
4Alutaguse Rural MunicipalityIda-Viru County2,106 €
5Saku Rural MunicipalityHarju County2,073 €
6Saue Rural MunicipalityHarju County1,977 €
7Kambja Rural MunicipalityTartu County1,928 €
8Viimsi Rural MunicipalityHarju County1,906 €
9Narva-Jõesuu CityIda-Viru County1,884 €
10Jõelähtme Rural MunicipalityHarju County1,879 €
11Harku Rural MunicipalityHarju County1,845 €
12Raasiku Rural MunicipalityHarju County1,844 €
13Keila CityHarju County1,843 €
14Võru Rural MunicipalityVõru County1,819 €
15Viljandi Rural MunicipalityViljandi County1,818 €
16Tartu Rural MunicipalityTartu County1,814 €
17Kehtna Rural MunicipalityRapla County1,796 €
18Paide CityJärva County1,794 €
19Lääne-Harju Rural MunicipalityHarju County1,787 €
20Kohila Rural MunicipalityRapla County1,784 €
20Viru-Nigula Rural MunicipalityLääne-Viru County1,784 €
22Kiili Rural MunicipalityHarju County1,779 €
23Maardu CityHarju County1,767 €
24Luunja Rural MunicipalityTartu County1,749 €
25Kadrina Rural MunicipalityLääne-Viru County1,748 €
26Järva Rural MunicipalityJärva County1,738 €
27Viljandi CityViljandi County1,733 €
28Kohtla-Järve CityIda-Viru County1,726 €
29Elva Rural MunicipalityTartu County1,719 €
30Vinni Rural MunicipalityLääne-Viru County1,716 €
31Pärnu CityPärnu County1,710 €
32Jõgeva Rural MunicipalityJõgeva County1,708 €
33Nõo Rural MunicipalityTartu County1,696 €
34Kose Rural MunicipalityHarju County1,688 €
35Põlva Rural MunicipalityPõlva County1,684 €
36Türi Rural MunicipalityJärva County1,681 €
37Rakvere CityLääne-Viru County1,678 €
38Rapla Rural MunicipalityRapla County1,676 €
39Kuusalu Rural MunicipalityHarju County1,668 €
40Anija Rural MunicipalityHarju County1,663 €
41Kastre Rural MunicipalityTartu County1,662 €
42Tori Rural MunicipalityPärnu County1,659 €
43Haljala Rural MunicipalityLääne-Viru County1,647 €
43Sillamäe CityIda-Viru County1,647 €
45Jõhvi Rural MunicipalityIda-Viru County1,646 €
46Haapsalu CityLääne County1,628 €
47Mulgi Rural MunicipalityViljandi County1,616 €
48Põltsamaa Rural MunicipalityJõgeva County1,614 €
49Hiiumaa Rural MunicipalityHiiu County1,613 €
50Saaremaa Rural MunicipalitySaare County1,611 €
51Otepää Rural MunicipalityValga County1,604 €
52Tõrva Rural MunicipalityValga County1,603 €
52Võru CityVõru County1,603 €
54Väike-Maarja Rural MunicipalityLääne-Viru County1,592 €
55Märjamaa Rural MunicipalityRapla County1,591 €
56Saarde Rural MunicipalityPärnu County1,588 €
57Põhja-Pärnumaa Rural MunicipalityPärnu County1,584 €
58Põhja-Sakala Rural MunicipalityViljandi County1,579 €
59Tapa Rural MunicipalityLääne-Viru County1,568 €
60Kanepi Rural MunicipalityPõlva County1,567 €
61Häädemeeste Rural MunicipalityPärnu County1,554 €
62Räpina Rural MunicipalityPõlva County1,551 €
63Narva CityIda-Viru County1,546 €
64Rakvere Rural MunicipalityLääne-Viru County1,545 €
65Lääne-Nigula Rural MunicipalityLääne County1,535 €
65Lüganuse Rural MunicipalityIda-Viru County1,535 €
67Valga Rural MunicipalityValga County1,521 €
68Setomaa Rural MunicipalityVõru County1,512 €
69Lääneranna Rural MunicipalityPärnu County1,510 €
70Peipsiääre Rural MunicipalityTartu County1,507 €
71Mustvee Rural MunicipalityJõgeva County1,445 €
72Antsla Rural MunicipalityVõru County1,427 €
73Muhu Rural MunicipalitySaare County1,424 €
74Loksa CityHarju County1,351 €
75Rõuge Rural MunicipalityVõru County1,340 €

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Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Average monthly gross wage”?

Tallinn ranks first for “Average monthly gross wage”, with 2,451 €.

What is the median for “Average monthly gross wage”?

The median across the 75 ranked municipalities is 1,676 €.